diff --git a/hledger.changes b/hledger.changes
index 88b2e5e..35b86d6 100644
--- a/hledger.changes
+++ b/hledger.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Sep  7 18:44:16 UTC 2021 - Ondřej Súkup <mimi.vx@gmail.com>
+
+- relax dependency constraints on base-compat-batteries 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Aug  8 22:05:08 UTC 2021 - psimons@suse.com
 
diff --git a/hledger.spec b/hledger.spec
index 971c9a1..f31f4dd 100644
--- a/hledger.spec
+++ b/hledger.spec
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{name} library development files.
 
 %prep
 %autosetup
+cabal-tweak-dep-ver base-compat-batteries '<0.12' '<0.13'
 
 %build
 %ghc_lib_build